Mesa de Frades
A traditional Fado dinner inside an 18th-century royal chapel covered in azulejo tiles — one of Alfama’s most photographed Fado rooms.
4.4 · 77 reviews · A Tiqets-exclusive Alfama dinner package
What makes this show different
- 1Set inside an 18th-century former royal chapel, with walls covered in original blue azulejo tiles.
- 2Fixed-menu Portuguese dinner served between the Fado sets — not a concert with a drink.
- 3Tiqets-only — the dinner package isn’t listed on GetYourGuide.
- 4Right in Alfama’s Fado heartland, on Rua dos Remédios.
An 18th-century chapel with a fixed-menu dinner
Mesa de Frades sits on Rua dos Remédios in the heart of Alfama — Lisbon’s oldest neighbourhood and the original home of Fado. The building was, until the early 19th century, a small royal chapel; the entire interior is covered in 18th-century blue and white azulejo tiles, which give the room its now-famous look in countless Lisbon photographs.
The format here is a proper dinner show. You sit at a candlelit table; a fixed-menu Portuguese dinner is served in courses, with a typical evening including starters, a main, dessert, and wine. The Fado sets begin between the courses and continue through the evening — usually a male and female fadista with Portuguese guitar and viola.
Because the room is small and the menu is fixed, booking ahead is essential — Mesa de Frades fills weeks in advance during high season. The official venue website is mesadefrades.pt.
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